Listener Questions (Vol. 39): Episode 362
The Mom Hour
Mom Hour Media
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 26 April 2022
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Sports and extracurriculars are picking up this spring, and two different listeners have questions about what age to start kids in activities and how to budget for this part of family life. We take a question about “gentle parenting” that leads into an in-depth discussion about discipline philosophies and finding the approach that works for your family. Finally, a busy mom of three has the chance to get help from neighborhood “mother’s helpers” and wants our guidance on how to make the most of the extra sets of hands. Meagan and Sarah offer validation, support, and encouragement in another Listener Questions episode this week – join us!
LINKS MENTIONED:
- Listen to all our Listener Questions episodes
- Listen to Mother Of Reinvention, Meagan’s other podcast!
- Shop our merch collection! (And, follow the #MyMomHour hashtag on Instagram to catch our team reflecting on how they’d spend an hour to themselves … with mug-in-hand)
- Meagan interviewed Kelly Rippon about raising elite athletes in this Voices episode
- Other episodes that speak to activities and extracurriculars: Let’s Talk About Sports Parenting, How To Be A Happier Sports Parent, Nurturing Kids’ Talents (And When To Let Them Quit), The Fall Sarah Quit Everything
- Positive Discipline: The Classic Guide to Helping Children Develop Self-Discipline, Responsibility, Cooperation, and Problem-Solving Skill (affiliate link) by Jane Nelson was formative in Sarah’s childhood and early child-rearing
- Dr. Becky Kennedy is popular in the positive parenting space right now; Sarah always got a ton of value out of Dr. Laura Markham’s work; Janet Lansbury’s work is popular with RIE (respectful parenting) advocates
- Without Spanking or Spoiling: A Practical Approach to Toddler and Preschool Guidance (affiliate link)
- Sarah mentioned this resource roundup: Go-To Resources For Parenting Toddlers
- Noelle, who asked the question about using teenage babysitters, might enjoy these episodes: Sitters & Caregivers Part 1 and Part 2
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Sarah and I'm Megan. We're two moms with eight kids between us from |
| 0:05.2 | little to grown. We're in different areas of the country and in different stages |
| 0:09.0 | of life, but we both know that motherhood's a lot easier when real moms share |
| 0:12.7 | tips and encouragement. And remind you that it's really all gonna be okay. We're |
| 0:16.6 | not experts. We're parents who've been there. We're not perfect. We're real. |
| 0:19.9 | Welcome to the Mom Hour. |
| 0:22.5 | Hey everyone and welcome to episode 362 of the Mom Hour. I am Megan Frances here |
| 0:28.8 | with Sarah Powers. Hey, Sarah. Hey, I'm excited for more listener questions. |
| 0:33.6 | Did you realize? Well, you did because it says right here in our outline, but |
| 0:37.6 | that I did. We separately, we number these listener questions separately because |
| 0:42.6 | they're kind of like their own little series. And this is the 39th time we've |
| 0:46.7 | done that. So this is, this is, there are 39 listener questions episodes in our |
| 0:50.2 | archives, which is kind of crazy. That is kind of crazy. One of our favorite |
| 0:54.6 | things to do. And I feel like this time we got so many good questions like |
| 0:58.8 | so many different kinds of questions, which is really fun. Yeah. And we, we |
| 1:02.7 | really love to get your questions on any topics parenting or not. Sometimes we |
| 1:08.0 | do special more than mom related listener questions where we answer |
| 1:11.6 | questions about our lives or like, I don't know, more fluffy topics, maybe |
| 1:15.1 | haircare products. I don't know. But often these are parenting questions that |
| 1:20.3 | allow us to kind of dive into more specifics. And actually also kind of like |
| 1:24.4 | think back to when we were in different stages. And what it would have felt |
| 1:27.6 | like to be in the situation that a listener is asking a question about. And |
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